Coat hanger



Nov. 5, 1968 E. G. Fuss 3,409,191

COAT HANG ER Filed Jan. 19, 1967 Unit-ed. S tes Pateflffifiice 3,409,191 Patented Nov. 5, 196 8 COAT HANGER Edward Gary Fuss, 535 Grove, .Mayville, Wis. 53050 Filed Jan. 19, 1967, Ser. No. 610,333

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-91) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An iiinproved garment hanger of A shaped configuration and having a removable bar supported at itsop'posite-ends in a frame, thereby 'inakingit convenient to place garments suchas trousers upon the bar before the bar is fitted into the frame.

This invention relates generally to garment hangers, and more specifically'to an improved coathanger, adaptable for additionally.supporting apair of trousers or a skirt.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide an improved coat hanger having self-contained means for securing pants or a skirt thereto.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved coat hanger wherein spring clip means are provided for securing a pair of pants thereto.

same is removed from the coat hanger body, thereby permitting attachment thereof to the bar while the skirt or pants are laid out flat upon a supporting surface, thereby assuring that the same will be hung up in a proper manner to eliminate the formation of wrinkles or improper creases.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide an improved coat hanger which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use and efiicient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of the following specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevation view shown partly in cross-section and showing one form of the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary side elevation view shown partly in cross-section and illustrating certain portions of the structure illustrated in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a side elevation view of a modified form of the present invention;

FIGURE 4 is a side elevation view of yet another modified form of the present invention; and

FIGURE 5 is a.- fragmentary perspective view of one end of the coat hanger illustrated in FIGURE 4.

Referring now to the drawing in detail and more particularly to FIGURES 1 and 2 thereof, the reference numeral represents an improved coat hanger according to the present invention which is of removable springclip type. The coat hanger 10 includes a frame 11 of generally inverted V-shaped configuration and a bar 12 which is removably supported from the frame 11.

The frame 11 has one end of a wire hook 13 affixed to a central portion thereof for purpose of Supporting the coat hanger upon a garment rack. The frame 11 includes a pair of downwardly diverging arms 14, the outer ends of which are provided with openings 15 which are in alignment with each other.

The bar 12 comprises an elongated member, one end 16 of which is receivable within one of the openings 15, the opposite end of the bar 12 having an opening 17 therein and into which there is received an'adjustable stub shaft 18. The stub shaft 18 is provided with a transverse extending pin 19 which protrudes out of each side thereof, the ends of the pin 19 being receivable-within slots 20 located upon opposite sides of the opening 17 and the bar 12. A compression. coil spring 21 is located between the bottom end 22 of the opening 17 and one end of the stub shaft 18. The opposite end of thestub shaft 18 is receivable within the opposite opening 15 of the frame 11. A pair of spring clips 23 are secured, by means of rivets 24 to the bar 12 and providea means for supporting a pair of pants or skirt to the bar.

In operative use a garment may be supported from the frame 11, the garment resting upon the arms 14 thereof. To support a skirt or a pairof pants to the coat hanger, the bar 12 is removed by simply pushing back with the fingers, the ends of the pin 19 so that the stub shaft 18 is withdrawn from the opening 15 of the frame 11, thereby permitting disengagement of the bar from the frame. The skirt or pants to be laid out flat upon a supporting surface and one end thereof fastened under the clips 23, after which the bar 12 is again returned and engaged to the frame 11, all this being accomplished Without the necessity of removing the garment supported upon the frame.

In a modified construction shown in FIGURE 3, a slot type coat hanger 30 is shown which includes a frame 31 and a bar 32 which is removable from the frame 31. In this construction, each of the outward ends 33 of the frame includes a sheet metal tab 34 that is receivable within a slot 35 provided at each end of the bar 32. It is to be noted that in the assembly of the bar and the frame that the bar is held at an angle so to permit insertion of the same to the tabs 34. Obviously, a modification of this construction may be made wherein the tabs may be made lower and straight so that the bar may be placed thereupon by a straight down motion.

In FIGURE 4, a further modified construction is shown wherein a coat hanger 40 includes a frame 41 and a bar 42 and wherein the outward ends 43 of the frame are each provided with a platform 44 which face each other and upon each platform there being a groove 45, the grooves being in alignment with each other so to receive opposite ends of the bar 42 and thereby support the same upon the frame 41.

In order to remove the bar 42 from the frame 41 it is necessary to only lift the bar upwardly until it clears the upper ends of the groove 45 and is then able to be moved sidewardly away from the frame, thus disengaging the bar from the frame.

It is to be noted that all forms of the coat hanger are provided with bars that include the spring clips for securing a pair of pants or a skirt thereto. As shown, the bars are rotatable relative to the frame 11 thereby permitting the bar to rotate from the position shown in FIGURE 1 to the position shown in FIGURE 4 wherein the clips 23 are on the lower side of the bar. In this lower position the spring clips are particularly adaptable for supporting a skirt.

While various changes may be made in the detailed construction it is understood that such changes will be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as is defined by the appended claim.

I claim:

1 In an improved coat hanger, the combination of a frame and an elongated cylindrical bar removably supported from said frame, means at each outward end of said frame and bar for removably securing an end of said bar to said frame, means upon said bar for supporting a pair of pants or a skirt therefrom, said frame comprising a member'of inverted V-shaped configuration comprised of a pair of outwardly, downwardly diverging arms, a' wire hook secured centrally of said frame for supporting said coat hanger from a garment rack, said means at each outward end of said frame comprising an opening formed in the outer end of each arm, said openings being in axial alignment with each other, said means at each outward end of said bar comprising one end thereof having a reduced diameter receivedwithin one of said arm openings, the other on e end of said bar having a recess formed therein and including slots formed in diametrically opposite areas of said other end communicating with said bar recess, a cylindricalstub shaft having one end received in the recess of said bar, said one end having a recess therewithin, the other end of said stub shaft having a portion of reduced diameter received in the other of said arm openings, a compression coil spring, said compression coil spring hearing at one end against the bottom of'said recess of said stub shaft and bearing at its opposite end against the bottom'of said recess in the other end of said bar, and said stub shaft having a cross pin extending transversely therethrough, said cross pin being received within the slots.

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JORDAN FMNKLIN, Primary xaminer, G. H. KRIZMANICH, Assistant Examiner. 

